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Evaluation of Aid Effectiveness in Cambodia 1. Background In October 2006 the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and its development partners signed the Cambodia Declaration on Enhancing Aid Effectiveness. This Declaration represented the formalization of the activities included in the RGC Harmonisation, Alignment and Results (H-A-R) Action Plan that had been d been approved in February 2006. Together, these two documents comprise a single framework of commitments for joint government and development action directed at promoting aid effectiveness in Cambodia. In addition, the Declaration and the H-A-R Action Plan represent a national application of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which was signed in March 2005 by partner countries and the development partner community. The Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board (CRDB) of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), in its capacity as secretariat to the Government-Development Partner Coordination Committee (GDCC), assumes overall responsibility for coordinating H-A-R Action Plan implementation and for monitoring the Declaration. These activities are closely associated with the monitoring of global aid effectiveness commitments, including the Paris Declaration, and related national monitoring frameworks such as the Joint Monitoring Indicators (JMIs). The Cambodia Declaration and its associated H-A-R Action Plan are now mid-way through their implementation period and it has been agreed that an evaluation is important to take stock of progress and to guide future actions. It is expected that the Evaluation will provide an opportunity to reflect on the achievements and challenges in implementation to date, to identify emerging issues to be considered in the second half of the implementation period, and to allow for any further prioritisation or reorientation of the H-A-R Action Plan that would increase the relevance and impact of the combined aid effectiveness effort. A Concept Note sets out options for discussion and, based on the views of Government, development partners and civil society stakeholders, will guide the evaluation process. Why is the Evaluation on Aid Effectiveness necessary? The purpose of the Evaluation on Aid Effectiveness is to review and evaluate accumulated experience (in Cambodia and emerging from Accra) to inform the implementation of the H-A-R Action Plan in the period 2009-2010 (and possibly thereafter). The evaluation also goes some way toward strengthening the mutual accountability component of Cambodia's aid effectiveness work and to assessing capacity-related progress and challenges in aid management. What will the Evaluation on Aid Effectiveness do? The objective of the Evaluation on Aid Effectiveness is to undertake an independent review of the implementation of the commitments that are included in the Cambodia Declaration and in the H-A-R Action Plan. The Evaluation will go beyond simply recording what has happened and will ask why certain commitments and activities have (or have not) been successful and what further actions may be required. This will inform future activities and capacity development priorities. The Evaluation will comprise of two key focus areas of analysis, which in each case will consider two guiding principles, to evaluate how the Cambodia Declaration and H-A-R Action Plan implementation has contributed to: (i) linking aid effectiveness with development results (in terms of NSDP and CMDGs); and (ii) the development of national capacity and the strengthening of national systems. Further information is in the Concept Note or available from CRDB/CDC |
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